Merlin knelt on one knee, one hand supporting himself on the ground, the other hand clutching his chest.
His body began to glow.
Golden specks of light drifted from the surface of his body.
"What's going on? Merlin, you—"
"Ah, so it really came after all."
Merlin looked up, his signature smile still on his lips.
But that smile looked much weaker than usual.
Tiamat is awake.
"What?"
"My existence is constructed from the Magecraft of dreams. But that mother's awakening... shattered the dream I had woven."
Merlin's body became increasingly transparent, and more and more golden specks of light appeared.
" The Spirit Origin is collapsing. It can't be sustained any longer."
"No way--How could you--"
Ritsuka Fujimaru rushed in front of him, but her hand went through Merlin's shoulder.
Merlin's body had become translucent.
"Don't make that face, Ritsuka."
Merlin smiled.
"I'm just leaving for a short while."
"..."
"Listen up, Ritsuka."
Merlin's expression suddenly turned serious.
There are some things I need to tell you before I leave.
"That being that emerged from the sea is Beast II, Tiamat."
"She is the true final enemy of this Singularity."
"It's not Gorgon, it's not the Three Goddesses Alliance, it's her."
"Her threat level to Anti-Personnel is countless times higher than that of Gorgon."
Merlin coughed, and more specks of light drifted from his body.
"Please... help me convey this Gilgamesh."
" The Beast of Calamity, Beast II, has awakened."
" King Gilgamesh, please make sure you are prepared."
"The very survival of Uruk... no, of the entire Human Order, depends on what happens next."
" Merlin!"
Ritsuka Fujimaru reached out to grab him, but her fingers passed right through his translucent body.
Merlin's lower body had completely disappeared, leaving only his upper body barely intact.
Don't worry, we'll see each other again soon.
He finally smiled.
Then it completely transformed into golden specks of light.
The specks of light drifted in the air for a moment, then disappeared into the air.
Merlin exits the stage.
Ritsuka Fujimaru stood there, looking at the spot where Merlin had disappeared.
Mash walked over to her and gently patted her shoulder.
"Senior..."
"... I know, Mash."
Now is not the time to be sad.
"Once we've dealt with things here, we need to hurry back to Uruk and relay Merlin's words to Gilgamesh."
At this point, Kingu had no intention of continuing the fight.
The moment Gorgon disappeared, his heart was no longer on the battlefield.
He had only one thought in mind: to see his real mother.
He took one last look at Ritsuka Fujimaru and his group, then turned around, his figure transforming into a green streak of light and disappearing into the horizon.
All the enemies have vanished.
Kotori and the unknown entity have also disappeared, leaving only Ritsuka Fujimaru and her group on the battlefield.
"Let's go back."
The Quetzalcoatlus descended from the sky, and everyone climbed onto its back.
The pterosaur flapped its wings and took off, flying towards Uruk.
Chaldea, Central Control Room.
"It's off the charts! It's off the charts! It's off the charts!!"
The alarm lights in the entire control room lit up simultaneously, their red glow illuminating the entire room.
"All values are out of control! The magic monitoring system is overloaded!!"
"What's going on?!"
"The reaction is strongest in the India Ocean India Ocean!!"
"That direction should be where Kotori and the unknown entity left after their battle!!"
"What on earth is happening there now?!"
The technicians frantically operated the control panel, but the data curve on the screen had gone out of display range and turned into a glaring red.
" Chaldea has indeed detected the Beast's descent response from the Seventh Singularity."
A technician's voice rang out amidst the chaos.
The entire control room fell silent for a second.
Then things got even more chaotic.
"Beast?!"
"How could something like that appear in the Seventh Singularity?!"
"Wasn't the final boss supposed to be the Goddess of Demonic Beasts?!"
Olga Marie, in her girl form, stood in front of the main control panel, her expression never having been so serious.
"Quiet."
She deliberately raised her voice, instantly silencing the entire control room.
Now is not the time to panic.
"Confirmation information: Beast's specific category and Spirit Origin response."
"It's already being analyzed, but... the values are too messy, it will take time."
"How long?"
"At least thirty minutes."
Olga Marie frowned.
Then she looked at the person who had been silent beside her.
Roman.
Roman stood in the corner, his hands in the pockets of his white lab coat, staring at the glaring red on the screen.
He didn't look well.
" Dr. Roman?"
Leonardo da Vinci called out to him.
"With their current strength, are Ritsuka Fujimaru and Uruk really capable of dealing with an enemy of that level?"
Roman did not answer.
He subconsciously reached for his left middle finger with his right hand.
Hidden beneath his white gloves, he wore a gold ring on the middle finger of his left hand.
No one noticed that movement.
His face was full of hesitation, as if he hadn't yet made up his mind about something.
"..."
Let's observe for a while longer.
He finally said this.
Leonardo da Vinci glanced at him but said nothing.
But there was a hint of worry in her eyes.
On the back of the Quetzalcoatlus.
The return journey was much quieter than the way there.
Ritsuka Fujimaru sat on the pterosaur's back, leaning against Mash's shoulder.
"Senior."
"... Um."
"Mr. Merlin, he..."
"I know."
"Once this Singularity is resolved, I'll settle the score with him."
We promised to see it all the way through together.
Mash didn't speak, but gently placed her hand on Ritsuka Fujimaru's head.
Fou jumped from Ritsuka Fujimaru's knees to her shoulder and rubbed her fluffy head against her cheek.
" Fou..."
"Thank you, Fou."
Just then...
"That person's identity."
Ana's voice came from the other end of the pterosaur.
Everyone turned to look at her.
Ana sat on the back of the pterosaur, her arms wrapped around her knees, her long purple hair fluttering in the wind.
"I have already processed a portion of the memories from the Gorgon."
"We now know the true identity of that mysterious being."
"Really?! Who is it?!"
Ritsuka Fujimaru sat up straight immediately.
Ana raised her head, her purple eyes gazing at the distant sky.
"The progenitor of monsters in Greece mythology."
" Typhon, the Father of All Demons."
The pterosaur's back fell silent instantly.
"T... Typhon?!"
"That Typhon?!"
" Typhon, the one in mythology who forced all the Olympus to flee, captured Zeus, and was ultimately sealed away by Zeus?!"
The Jaguar Man's voice even changed tone.
"No wonder... no wonder he's so strong..."
"Wait, that's even more terrifying."
Ana nodded.
Everyone fell silent.
Typhon, the father of all demons.
Even Zeus, the Greece king of the gods, had to exert tremendous effort to seal that being away.
And now, that being is fighting Kotori.
"On another note..."
The Jaguar Man scratched his head.
Who exactly is Kotori Itsuka?
"To be able to fight Typhon to that extent, one must at least be a god-level being, right?"
"His name and clothing scream 'people from the Far East.'"
"I asked Tomoe Gozen before, and she told me that Kotori did indeed admit that she was from the Far East."
"But the names of the Noble Phantasm she just mentioned are the angel Camael from biblical mythology and Megiddo, the site of the final battle."
How exactly should we guess?
Do the gods of the Far East use angelic Noble Phantasm from the Bible?
"It doesn't match at all."
Tomoe Gozen sat next to the Jaguar Man, not speaking, but her brows were furrowed tightly.
She truly didn't know Kotori's true identity.
"Never mind..."
Ritsuka Fujimaru sighed.
"There's no use thinking about it now."
"The most urgent task is to return to Uruk and convey Merlin's last words to the King."
"And... about Beast II."
She looked into the distance.
The outline of Uruk was already faintly visible in front of the Quetzalcoatlus.
But she didn't feel any lighter.
The toughest battle has only just begun.